Pinterest

Quick Link: How Pinterest Can Help Writers Write Better

by

Quick links, bringing you great articles on writing from all over the web.

I love Pinterest. It is a great place for inspiration and help. Just be warned, it is very addictive and very easy to lose a lot of time there. At Live Write Thrive, guest poster Piers Golden shares how Pinterest can help you as a writer. Oh and I am paula1849 on Pinterest and I would love to hear from you!

~ * ~

How Pinterest Can Help Writers Write Better

Today’s guest post is by Piers Golden.

As you are contemplating writing a book, the thought of using Pinterest as a tool may not occur to you until after the book is complete.

While Pinterest is a great marketing tool for authors, you may be surprised to find that there are many ways that Pinterest can improve your writing, depending on the type of book that you are writing.

Let’s take a look at these.

Plotting and Planning

All books require research. You may be confident in your subject matter, but if you are going to get the details just right, you will need to make sure that you have the right information when you are describing locations, actions, and secondary characters.

This may seem like a minor issue, but these are the types of details that can throw a reader out of the story. As you are beginning the research portion of your novel, you may find Pinterest useful.

Read the full post on Live Write Thrive!

~ * ~

If you liked this article, please share. If you have suggestions for further articles, articles you would like to submit, or just general comments, please contact me at paula@publetariat.com or leave a message below.

Save

Quick Links – How to use Pinterest for Branding and Marketing

by

Quick links, bringing you great articles on writing from all over the web.

Do you Pinterest? While not quite as popular as Facebook, Pinterest can be a great platform to add to your social media marketing plan, plus it is great fun! Over at Bad Redhead Media  where Melissa Flickinger has all the info on Pinterest and some great tips on how to really make it work for you. Do you have any great tips for managing social media?

~ * ~

How to use Pinterest for Branding and Marketing by @melissaflicks

By Melissa Flickinger

Recently on #BookMarketingChat, we had the pleasure of discussing Pinterest with the brilliant Kate Tilton. Pinterest is an easy option for authors looking to extend their platform, build their brand, and connect with readers. Here are a few tips we chatted about to help you get started:

What type of boards and pins should I include? (I hear this question A LOT!)

  • The first thing I suggest is getting your list of keywords that you created for your author brand. Create boards based on those and add relatable pins.
  • Create a board for your blog posts, guest posts, featured articles and add pins that link back to your website.

~ * ~

If you liked this article, please share. If you have suggestions for further articles, articles you would like to submit, or just general comments, please contact me at paula@publetariat.com or leave a message below.

Save

A Guide to Pinterest for Fiction & Nonfiction Writers: 15 Best Practices

by

This post by Frances Caballo originally appeared on Writer.ly on 8/8/14.

Pinterest and SEO

It can be tempting to get lost in the floral images, funny quotes, and pictures of dreamy kitchens on Pinterest, and that’s okay. However, there’s more to Pinterest than collecting DIY, wedding, and craft images while you sip a cup of tea or glass of wine at the end of the day. Pinterest is also a powerful network that can improve the SEO of your blog and website. Here are some tips:

Always categorize your pinboards. Pinterest has gone to great lengths to assist search engines that crawl the Web looking for new content. By using the platform’s own categories, you will alert search engines to the content of your boards.

A common pinboard title is Favorite Books. Search engines crawling the Web will notice the word Books and tie some of your entries to the more general category of books. For example, if your book cover is on your Favorite Books pinboard, search engines may link your book to the category of Books and in turn index your book, improving your SEO.

You can drive traffic to your blog with Pinterest. Use the Pin It Button in your browser to add images from your blog to your pinboards. When another user clicks on the image, they will immediately be directed to your blog.

 

Best Practices

 

Click here to read the full post, which includes 15 specific best practices tips, on Writer.ly.

 

An Author's Guide To Acing Pinterest

by

This post by Sima Thakkar originally appeared on the San Francisco Book Review on 12/11/13.

Pinterest is so much more than just a pretty interface. While the UI (user interface) does boast a beautiful display of amazing visuals that you can mindlessly scroll through all day long, Pinterest is an extremely powerful tool that can drive potential readers back to your website. And we’re talking masses. Ready to get started? Here’s a 5-step process to get your Pinterest author page up and running:

Step 1: Claim Your Username
Just like all your other social networks, you want to be sure to claim your Pinterest URL. Your Pinterest name will read as www.pinterest.com/username. Try to keep this username consistent with your Twitter and Facebook handle names, so your audience knows exactly where to find you.

Step 2: Complete Your Profile
Just like any other social media profile make sure you’ve uploaded your profile image and filled out all the necessary information including your website URL, links to your other social media profiles, and a short description.

Step 3: Create Interesting Boards

 

Click here to read the full post on the San Francisco Book Review.